Synonyms of mischief
120 similar words · 7 opposite words
Another word for mischief is evil. Other synonyms of mischief are badness, knavery and evilness. The opposite of mischief is probity.
Synonyms and similar words for mischief
nounConduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- delinquency
- naughtiness
- roguery
- scampishnessThe quality or state of being scampish.
- atrociousnessThe state or quality of being atrocious.
- awfulness
- badnessThe quality or degree of being bad.
- corruption
- corruptnessThe state of being corrupt.
- criminality
- dacoityViolent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
- depravity
- enormity
- evilSomething which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of...
- evilnessThe quality or state of being evil.
- immorality
- knaveryThe antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
- nefariousnessThe state or characteristic of being nefarious.
- rascality
- savagery
- scoundrelry
- scumminessThe state or condition of being scummy.
- turpitude
- vileness
- villainhoodThe state of being a villain.
- villainousnessThe state or condition of being villainous; wicked behaviour.
- villainry
- villainy
- wickedness
nounA cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
- bad boy
- knave
- rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
- rascal
- rogue
- antimodelSomebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
- bad guyA villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.
- baddie
- bastard
- beggarA mean or wretched person; a scoundrel.
- blackguard
- bounder
- cad
- evildoerA person who performs evil acts.
- heavy informal
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- scab
- scampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
- scapegraceA wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
- scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
- scum
- scumbag
- thug
- undesirableAn undesirable person.
- varlet
- villain
- agitatorOne who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
- bad news
- bear
- bhoy
- booger
- boot boy
- bovver boyA hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang.
- brat
- brawler
- buffoon
- bugger
- bully
- charva dialectal
- cutup
- devil
- elfA supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later...
- enfant terrible
- firebrand
- gadfly
- hell-raiser
- hood
- hoodlumA rough or violent youth.
- hool slang
- hoolie slang
- hooliganA young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- hothead
- imp
- inciterOne who incites.
- initiator
- instigatorA person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
- joker
- jokester
- loutA troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- makebate
- minx
- mischief-makerA person who makes mischief.
- pixie
- pot stirrerOne who causes unrest; one who stirs the pot.
- practical jokerSomeone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
- pranksterOne who performs pranks.
- puck
- punkA petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
- rabble rouserSomeone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
- rowdy
- ruffianA scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
- shit disturber
- shitmongerA person who peddles worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip.
- shit-stirrerOne who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would...
- tearawayAn impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
- toughA person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
- troublemaker
- vandal
- wag
- wrangler
- yob UK
- yobbo UKA yob.
- cockatrice archaic
- coistril obsolete
- fustilarian obsoleteA low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel.
- harlot obsolete
- lidderon archaic, dialectalOne who is lazy, idle, or bad; rascal; scoundrel; a weakling.
- makeshift obsolete
- niding archaic
- nithing archaic
Opposite of mischief
nounMore antonyms
- decorum
- gentlemanliness
- gentility
- seemliness
- sportsmanship
- probityIntegrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
- propriety
Meaning of mischief
- noun Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- noun A playfully annoying action.
- noun A nest or pack of mice or rats.
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